Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, the matrix below shows Latvia's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Latvia

Year: 2010(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD61(17)[4]53(17)[4]50(17)[4]35(15)[4]29(14)[4]22(12)[4]18(10)[3]
>= 50 mln USD8(1)[2]7(1)[2]7(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]4(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2010100.00%464,421,128
2Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon201099.99%13,105,201
3Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201099.51%24,707,532
4Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201099.20%20,713,035
5Russian Federation720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201097.60%11,643,966
6Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201095.77%14,357,784
7Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201094.16%17,302,345
8Russian Federation271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201094.11%23,152,024
9Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201093.41%36,985,429
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201093.30%16,246,101
11Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201088.29%11,947,106
12Russian Federation730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails201084.01%12,308,805
13Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201074.81%10,855,704
14Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201071.90%15,426,920
15Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)201067.73%15,435,843
16Russian Federation220860Vodka201050.90%14,237,610
17Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201050.62%18,541,768

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.